Organic veg

bleughbleugh

riverford are excellent!

prompt delivery and the ginger beer is gorgeous!

Crazy88

Chloe99
I'm interested in a price comparison and I'm far too lazy to do it myself!

System

These sites all look lovely and I would l love organic fruit and veg delivered to the door -- Does anyone know of one that will deliver to the Manchester area?

chloe99_2

I didn't have time to do them all but had a look at these two:

Mixed Fruit & Veg Box:
Organic Box Price - £14
Tescos organic produce - £10.16 (note - all items appear identical except brussel sprouts and clementines which they didn't have so I have used the inorganic price - organic prices would probably increase Tescos bill by approx 70p to around £10.86)

Small Veg Box:
Organic Box Price - £10
tescos price - £8.48 (as above - all identical except red pepper so I used inorganic price - organic price would probably increase Tescos to around £8.70)

Anyone got the time to do the other 2 boxes?

Also, can anyone do the same but compare prices with an organic grower at a local Farmers Market? Maybe this is cheaper if you've got one local to you ( hooray!!! we have!)

donnie_darko_3

There's a farmshop in the east midlands - http://www.farmshop.net/ they do deliver some things nationwide. There is also a list links to organic food suppliers and the areas they serve here.


Thanks for this.. We are trying to be organic.. If people tell you its expensive then they are right because they prefer to pay for cheaper chemically treated food that MAY damage their health. I love organic Veg and especially the wild fish, you only need to show it the heat and it cooks beautifully. There is an organic shop in Earlsdon coventry and it is a great source for our supplies so we will add the Bingham shop to our list.

"I" believe organic is better but i aint got no science to prove it, but I do feel better for it and love the soups we make with any leftovers.

donnie_darko_3

Morrisons do a goodish range of organic (veg), fairly unpretentious but not as pricey as some of the others.

rach

These sites all look lovely and I would l love organic fruit and veg delivered to the door -- Does anyone know of one that will deliver to the Manchester area?

as i said above, have a look on https://www.whyorganic.org you have to sign up but they don;t send junk mail and then you can find out all the places in the area. i think there are box delivery schemes all over the country now.

George_Bray

I would like to order organic fruit and veg but can't find anyone who does it in the area.

The best person to do it in your area might be you! Get an allotment and grow your own. The allotments are almost free (£10 - £25 a year, approx) and you know exactly what you've put on your own home grown vegetables. They'll be fresher and taste better too.

chloe99_2

Maybe not clear but the Tescos prices in my post above are organic prices.

Anyone thinking of going organic should give it a go - I started about 3 months ago and am approx 75% organic now but have managed to keep my food bill the same as before.

I agree with George - I've taken on a very small community allotment patch and will be trying to "grow my own" this year - I would love to be self sufficient in veg but have to accept that it probably won't happen on such a small plot. However, fresh air and working the soil is good for the soul, and so is harvesting and eating even a few veg that you've grown yourself.

raeble

Yes I second getting an allotment, you get exactly what you want and you can grow all the things that aren't commonly found in the shop - blue potatoes or white carrots for instance. Also it's a great way of keeping fit.